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About Me
- Rabbi Chaim Coffman
- Rabbi Coffman has helped people from all across the spectrum to prepare themselves properly for Orthodox Conversion to Judaism. His students admire his vast knowledge and appreciate his warm, personal attention and endearing sense of humor.
Welcome to Rabbi Chaim Coffman's Blog!
I would like to thank you for visiting my blog, Beyond Orthodox Conversion to Judaism.
The conversion process can be a lengthy and daunting one to say the least and I want you to know that I am here to help you through it.
I have been teaching newcomers to Judaism for over a decade and over the last few years I have seen that conversion candidates really lack the support and knowledge they need to navigate the conversion process and successfully integrate into the Orthodox Jewish community.
I created my mentorship program in order to help make this whole experience as smooth and as painless as possible! (Can't do much about the growing pains, though ;)
Feel free to get to know me a little through the posts on my blog and visit the mentorship and syllabus page if you are interested in possible joining us.
I sincerely wish you all the best in your search for truth and spiritual growth.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Chaim Coffman
The conversion process can be a lengthy and daunting one to say the least and I want you to know that I am here to help you through it.
I have been teaching newcomers to Judaism for over a decade and over the last few years I have seen that conversion candidates really lack the support and knowledge they need to navigate the conversion process and successfully integrate into the Orthodox Jewish community.
I created my mentorship program in order to help make this whole experience as smooth and as painless as possible! (Can't do much about the growing pains, though ;)
Feel free to get to know me a little through the posts on my blog and visit the mentorship and syllabus page if you are interested in possible joining us.
I sincerely wish you all the best in your search for truth and spiritual growth.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Chaim Coffman
My Rebbe, Rav Moshe Sternbuch
In case you were wondering why I have all of these articles written by Rav Moshe Sternbuch, he is my Rebbe, and one of the gedolei hador (greatest Rabbis of our generation).
Rav Sternbuch fully endorses me and supports my mentorship program.
He is the address for all of my halachic or hashkafic (practical and philosophical) questions that I or my students may have.
The articles are based on his weekly talks on the Torah portion that the Rav gives in Jerusalem in his kollel. As a member of the kollel I get first dibbs on the photocopies and I type them up for my blog so you can all benefit from the Rav's erudition and insight.
Rav Sternbuch fully endorses me and supports my mentorship program.
He is the address for all of my halachic or hashkafic (practical and philosophical) questions that I or my students may have.
The articles are based on his weekly talks on the Torah portion that the Rav gives in Jerusalem in his kollel. As a member of the kollel I get first dibbs on the photocopies and I type them up for my blog so you can all benefit from the Rav's erudition and insight.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Sovereignty of Torah
12:06 PM | Posted by Rabbi Chaim Coffman | | Edit Post
By Rav Moshe Sternbuch
"And these are the ordinances" (21:1). Rashi: just as what was previously stated [the Ten Commandments] were from Sinai, so too are these from Sinai.
After describing kabolas hatorah the Torah immediately delineates the laws of interpersonal relationships, such as the provisions against cheating and stealing. This teaches us that the Torah's civil and criminal laws are no less divine than the chukim, which cannot be derived by applying the principles of human logic. "He has not dealt so with any nation: and as for His ordinances [mishpotim], they do not know them". Furthermore, Pirkei Ovos, which deals exclusively with ethics, starts with Moshe kibel Torah miSinai, in order to emphasize that ethical matters too are divinely ordained.
For example, the mishna (Masseches Bovo Metzia 75b) states that if an employee deceives a fellow employee upon hiring him with regard to the remuneration terms specified by their employer, the deceived worker only has a grievance against the other worker. In other words, the aggrieved party does not have a claim which he can enforce in bais din, but he is entitled to hold a grudge against the person who has wronged him. Rav Moshe Schneider zt"l said in the name of Rav Yisroel Salanter zt"l that this demonstrates that even holding a grievance is forbidden unless the halocho explicitly confirms it to be justified.
"Should you buy a Hebrew slave" (21:2)
The Chofetz Chaim zt"l noted that this section teaches us how much Hashem condemns a thief. With us a wealthy person is likely to be honored and feted even if his wealth has been amassed by dishonest means, and everyone knows it. By contrast, the Torah prescribes that if a thief cannot pay back what he has stolen, he has to be degraded by being in the service of another person for six years, and cohabiting with a Gentile maidservant.
On the other hand, unlike secular systems in which thieves are imprisoned, only to have their wayward ways reinforced by constantly sharing the company of fellow criminals, the Torah's idea of punishment focuses not only on the restoration of the stolen object and degradation of the thief, but also on educating him. Thus, the Torah insists that the master must give his best food to the "slave". By witnessing such behavior and generally being in a Torah environment, the thief is inspired to appreciate the beauty and justice of its laws, and is more likely to be rehabilitated once he has completed his punishment.
Honesty pays
"The homeowner shall approach the judges [venikrav ba'al habayis el ho'elokim] [to swear] that he has not laid his hand upon his neighbor's property" (21:7)
The above is the plain meaning of this possuk, but a Rebbe once rendered it as follows: How can a businessman [ba'al habayis] come close to Hashem? If he has not laid his hand on his neighbor's property, in other words if he has not obtained property by dishonest means, only then can he come close to Hashem.
Bonding with our children
"And one who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death…" (21:15)
The possuk talks about someone who strikes his father or mother and about a person who curses his father or mother, but in between it refers to someone who steals a man, and sells him. Why did the Torah not put the prohibition against smiting a parent in juxtaposition to the prohibition of cursing a parent? On the face of it, these two similar prohibitions belong together.
The Ibn Ezra explains that the Torah is telling us about the origins of this extreme case of a son cursing his father. Since he was stolen from his father's house, and did not learn how to respect him, he will eventually end up cursing him. Unfortunately, we witnessed such phenomena in recent generations, when children were separated from their parents here in Eretz Yisroel. In such circumstances, the son is exposed to outsiders seeking to convince him that his father belongs to the old generation and has no understanding of today's needs. The boy's heart will be "stolen", he will start calling his father names, and will eventually curse him.
Moreover, even in the absence of physical separation, if there is no close connection between a father and son, the father's influence over his child will decline. If we make it our priority to nurture a genuine connection with our children, then even if they go through difficult periods, they will never want to sever their bond with their parents.
"And you shall be a holy people to Me, and flesh torn [tereifo] in the field you shall not eat" (22:30)
When it comes to ma'acholos asuros we have to behave like "holy people" who adopt stringencies and ensure that any food enters their mouths does not have the slightest suspicion of being treif. For this purpose we have to stick only to the most reliable hechsherim, and avoid places where shochtim compete with each other as to who can shecht the most chickens or beef in an hour. Moreover, even when we are away travelling ("in the field"), we should not compromise the standards which we maintain at home.
"And all the people answered in unison and said, "All the words that Hashem has spoken we will do."" (24:3)
Why does it say that the people answered in unison?
In a public auction in which people bid against each other, the person whose bid is accepted might claim that he would not have agreed to buy the auctioned item had the other people not forced him to outbid them. Similarly, had only part of the nation agreed to accept the Torah and others followed suit, those who did not agree initially might have argued that they had been convinced to consent by those who agreed before them, and they wished to withdraw their consent. Since, however, all the people answered in unison, any such arguments could not be made.
Cancelling gezeiros
"And Moshe was upon the mountain forty days and forty nights" (24:18)
The number 40 is of great significance. For example, the mabul lasted for 40 days. Also, continuous prayer for a 40-day period for the sake of a specific purpose is a wonderful segulo. Someone suffering from misfortune, who is in need of a yeshu'o should go to shul on a daily basis especially for the sake of the prayer, he should state what he is asking for, give money to charity, and afterwards recite the fourth book of Tehilim (chapters 90-107) and undertake bli neder that if Hashem will answer his prayers, he will say the nishmas prayer continuously for a 40-day period. Many people have had their prayers answered in this way. We must not lose sight of the fact, however, that the basis of all segulos is to trust in Hashem that He will help.
Moreover, dinim (judgments) should be distinguished from gezeiros (decrees). Dinim can be overturned through prayer, segulos and repentance, whereas gezeiros are much more difficult to overturn. This could only take place on occasions such as Yom Kippur or when we pray with tears throughout the year. We also have a tradition that if someone undertakes to pray the yom kippur koton prayer every month and engages in a dialogue with the Creator from the depths of their heart with tears to the best of their ability, that is also effective for overturning gezeiros.
During the last yom kippur koton prayers (erev rosh chodesh odor) Rav Sternbuch spoke briefly about the current situation in Eretz Yisroel. He said that this was an ais zoro, and that the issue of serving in the army is symptomatic of their general goal of secularizing the nation. They are fully aware that the yeshivas are the core of the whole nation in its genuine form, and that is why they wish to undermine them as much as they can. Rav Sternbuch implored those present to bear in mind that we are still before the stage of a gezeiro, and should make the most of our possibilities of changing the situation through prayer and repentance before a gezeiro crystallizes, because such a situation would rachmono litzlon be much more difficult to overturn.
ParaShas Shekolim
Rashi brings the Medrash that Moshe had difficulties with the machatzis hashekel, and so Hashem showed him the form of a fiery coin. Why did Moshe have difficulties in understanding the shape of a coin, and what was the significance of the fire?
Moshe did not understand why specifically half a shekel was required. Hashem's response was that the physical act of giving only constituted half of the mitzvah, whereas the emotion accompanying the act and the desire to perform the will of Hashem are complementary and indispensable ingredients. If these are lacking, then not even half of the mitzva has been performed. Since these aspects of the mitzva are intangible, they are compared to fire, which cannot be touched.
Similarly, it says that someone giving tzedoko to a fellow Jew with a sour face loses his reward. During World War Two, Rav Sternbuch went round collecting money for Rav Schneider's Yeshiva in London. Some people refused to give anything pointing to the sign outside their door "No hawkers allowed!", and even some of those who did give something, complained to Rav Sternbuch: "Why do people come to me all the time? I've had enough of this! All right, what can I do, here, take this and go!"
The act of giving is only an empty shell that has to be filled with genuine love and respect for the recipient - be he an oni or the representative of a Torah institution - based on the recognition that the money with which we are parting is not ours in the first place, and that by means of this act money is being handed over to its rightful owner, and the recipient has enabled us to come closer to Hashem.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Closeness to Hashem
9:41 PM | Posted by Rabbi Chaim Coffman | | Edit Post
By Rav Moshe Sternbuch
Spiritual rejuvenation
"Moshe's father-in-law, Yisro, the chieftain of Midian, heard all that Hashem had done for Moshe and for Yisroel" (18:1)
Rashi cites the gemara [Zevochim 116a] that the news that made such an impression on Yisro that he came was the splitting of the Red Sea and the war with Amolek. However, the event mentioned in the possuk itself is that Hashem took us out of Egypt, which Rashi himself says was the greatest miracle of them all. Why, then, did Yisro wait until the war with Amolek to join Moshe Rabbenu and not come immediately after we left Egypt, or after hearing about the miracles of the mon and the pillars of fire and smoke?
When he heard about all the previous miracles, he did not yet think that the time had come to uproot himself and make his way to his son-in-law, but after hearing about how even after the miracle of the splitting of the Red Sea Amolek still remained adamant that everything is happenstance, that the only reality is nature, and that, at best, any unusual event must be attributed to witchcraft, he felt the need to join the holy Moshe Rabbenu and remain in his environment in order to boost and maintain his spiritual level.
The Ramban asks why according to the opinion that Yisro came after matan Torah is that event, which literally shook the foundations of the world, not mentioned as being a catalyst for Yisro's move. According to our approach, it may be suggested that perhaps Yisro's original plan had been to join the nation only once they arrived in Eretz Yisroel and that it was only when he heard that shortly after krias yam suf Amolek was still denying divine Providence, that he realized that he could no longer stay where he was and was in urgent need of receiving chizuk from Moshe Rabbenu.
Spiritual VICTORY
"Her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, because he said, "I was a stranger in a foreign land, and one who was named Eliezer, because [Moshe said,] "The G-d of my father came to my aid and rescued me from Paroh's sword" (18:3-4)
Moshe's rescue from Paroh's sword took place before he became a stranger in Midian, so why was the latter commemorated first when Moshe's first son was born?
Gershom's name symbolized Moshe's elation at the fact that he had managed to remain a stranger spiritually speaking in the country, which had welcomed him when he fled from Paroh. The main danger facing the Jewish nation is not the threat of physical destruction, but when we imagine ourselves to be an integral part of our host nation, or wish to adopt their mores, because this eventually triggers a process of spiritual assimilation, and our ruin in this world and the next.
Erosions of spiritual levels are often imperceptible in the initial stages, and therefore require greater siyata dishmaya to be overcome. That is why Moshe Rabbenu wished to first celebrate his spiritual victory with his firstborn, and only subsequently to commemorate his physical rescue from Paroh's wrath, which he considered to be of secondary importance.
Relating stories
"Moshe told his father-in-law [about] all that Hashem had done to Paroh and to the Egyptians" (18:8)
As we saw, the very reason that Yisro came to Moshe was because he had heard about krias yam suf and the war with Amolek, and he certainly knew about the events leading up to yetzias Mitzayim, because he had been a witness to them, so what could Moshe have added that he did not already know?
Rav Moshe Schneider zt"l noted that this teaches us that telling a story is an art, and when Moshe Rabbenu related all the events that had taken place, they took on a different hue, and Yisro's perception of them became much deeper.
"You will surely wear yourself out both you and these people who are with you for the matter is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone. I will advise you, and may Hashem be with you" (18:18-19)
The main prerequisite for a successful dayan is not for him to be a big rov and lamdan, but rather that he should enjoy siyata dishmaya. Yisro was telling Moshe: "let me advise you what you should do so that Hashem may be with you, that you may enjoy siyata dishmaya. If you will relieve yourself of some of the burdens of public service, you will be in a better position to concentrate on coming closer to Hashem and serving him, and then He will become closer to you.
Nowadays, the prevalent custom is to appoint dayonim on the basis of examination results. Anyone who achieves good marks immediately becomes a candidate for dayonus. In reality, dayonim should be appointed by gedolei yisroel who should ascertain whether candidates are also G-d-fearing, in which case Hashem will be with them, and such dayonim will have the merit of passing proper judgments.
Jewish leaders
"You shall choose… men… who hate monetary gain [sonay beza]" (18:21)
Rav Zelig Reuven Bengis zt"l once told Rav Sternbuch that although he knew Jews who do not chase money, he had yet to meet one who hated it. How, then, could Moshe have looked for a person who does not exist?
If we translate beza as a compromise, instead of monetary gain, this possuk becomes easier to understand. There are many Jews who are willing to compromise here and there in spiritual matters in the hope of acquiring a reputation as magnificent leaders. Moshe was looking for people who hated compromise, and would not be willing to compromise an iota when it came to religious matters. Only such men of truth are worthy becoming genuine Jewish leaders.
Women's rights
"So shall you say to the house of Yaakov and tell the sons of Yisroel" (19:3)
Rashi cites the Chazal that the house of Yaakov refers to the women. Those who are ignorant of the Torah reproach us with discriminating against women and denying them equality. Chazal tell us that the women were commanded first here, because they are the ones who perform the commandments with greater alacrity, or, others say, because they take their children to learn Torah. In general, women are responsible for maintaining the sanctity of the Jewish home and guarding it against harmful influences from the outside. The fact that they are exempt from certain mitzvos does not mean that their merits are less than those of men, or that they are less important in the eyes of Hashem.
An English vicar once came across a translation of the siddur known as the Singer's Prayer Book, and noticed the blessing "who has not made me a heathen". He became infuriated. "Is this how the Jews repay us for all the rights they enjoy in join this country", he ranted. Look how they make fun of us and degrade us in their prayers! He threatened to make a big fuss if the Jews would not delete this blessing from their prayer book.
One rov pointed went to see the vicar and pointed out to him that in the next but one blessing in the prayer book every Jewish male thanks Hashem that he has "has not made me a woman." Do you think, the rabbi told the vicar, that we despise all our women? Of course we don't! We honor and respect them, but they have a different function in life. Similarly, Jews have a different task than Gentiles do. Would you like to stop eating pork or give up on a whole list of things you would not do without? You wouldn't, but we're happy to do so. Gentiles too have a holy task to fulfill in this life by recognizing the Creator, but we observe a myriad of commandments and thank G-d every day for this privilege and the closeness to Him that they create. This argument placated the vicar.
Greatness of each individual
"You shall not have [lo yiyeh lecho] the gods of others in My presence" (20:3)
The Ten Commandments were stated in the singular. This teaches us not to look around to compare ourselves with others and conclude that lots of people are worse than us in many ways and we are completely righteous compared to those others. Hashem addressed us in the singular in order to emphasize that each and every one of the 600,000 individuals present and all their descendants have a unique task to fulfill, and each of us should focus exclusively on ourselves and on that task to determine whether we specifically are doing what we can to realize it.
Although every person has his specific strengths and weaknesses, every individual must feel the awesome sanctity of his neshomo, which has been hewn from the upper spheres, and conduct his life in accordance with the realization that only his internal neshomo is of eternal significance, and he must therefore sanctify it with Torah and good deeds.
Tangible faith
"And all the people saw the voices" (20:15) Rashi: "They saw what was audible, which is impossible to see elsewhere".
The commentators wonder how it is possible to see voices. The fact is, however, that sound waves can be recorded and seen, and subsequently played back. Rav Nissan Aharon Tikochinsky zt"l writes in Gesher Hachayim that his father, Rav Yechiel Michel Tikochinsky zt"l, expressed the hope that one day a device would be invented that would enable the sound waves of our holy forefathers to be absorbed. Such a device would be likely to cause a great spiritual reawakening.
In any event, the Chazal cited by Rashi indicates that at the time of matan Torah the whole nation attained the type of tangible faith (emuno chushis) where the person feels Hashem's presence tangibly kivyochol. From the time of matan Torah onwards the ability to perceive Hashem is granted to each and every Jew. Some people have the merit of experiencing such elevated feelings only every so often when they pray or during certain parts of prayers, when they feel a wonderful closeness to Hashem, whereas other righteous people have attained such love of Hashem and intimacy with Him, that they constantly feel His presence kivyochol. Be that as it may, every yid can and should enjoy some feelings of closeness to Hashem based on his spiritual attainments and levels.
Wedding with the Torah
"Moshe said to the people, "Fear not, for Hashem has come in order to exalt you, and in order that His awe shall be upon your faces, so that you shall not sin" (20:17)
Rav Sternbuch heard a parable from Rav Zvi Hirsch Ferber zt"l, which illuminates this section.
There was once a fabulously wealthy person whose daughter got engaged to a young man possessing all the required qualities, including wealth, although his wealth was as nothing compared to his father-in-law's. A date was set for the wedding, and on the appointed day, the father of the bride set out in his magnificent carriage, together with the groom. The media reported this event in great detail. However, the proud father's joy was spoilt when he noticed the groom was upset about something. When he was asked him to explain his melancholy, the groom told his future father-in-law that now that he was witnessing the extent of his bride's family's immense wealth and honor, he was starting to worry that even the huge dowry he had received would not be sufficient to maintain a standard of living which his wife was used to.
Upon hearing this explanation, the bride's father reassured the groom that he was fully aware that his daughter would henceforth have to get used to a more modest standard of living, and she herself was also aware of this, agreed to it wholeheartedly, and what was not expecting anything more than that. The only reason he was expending all these expenses during the journey was to do his utmost to pay tribute to this wonderful bride and to demonstrate to the groom and to the public what material sacrifices she would be making for the sake of marrying a ben Torah.
Similarly, the Torah is compared to a princess whom Hashem has wedded to the Jewish nation. When it was given to us amidst thunder and lightning and in the thickness of the cloud, Moshe brought the people out towards Hashem (Rashi: "like a bridegroom going out toward a bride"), and the people saw and trembled upon seeing the Torah being given amidst flames of fire, and the nation began to feel that the Torah was too elevated for them, and that we would not be able to withstand its holiness. They therefore said to Moshe: "You speak with us, and we will hear, but let Hashem not speak with us, lest we die". To this Moshe responded that they should not be afraid because Hashem was only coming to exalt them, to elevate them and show them the Torah in all its splendid glory. Hashem wanted the bnei yisroel to appreciate this important gift and do their utmost to observe it in its entirety, but Moshe reassured the nation that Hashem did not require of the Jews anything beyond their abilities: all He asked them to do was to subjugate all their senses, thoughts and powers to His service.
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Dave Bolton is a concept artist who has worked for 343 Studios, ArenaNet and Hourglass Studios. So we're about to get a look at some fantastic art from, among other things, Halo 4 and Guild Wars.
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Don't feel bad Tom, the guitar is a difficult instrument to learn.
Now throw in a few alternate tunings on the guitar and really get ruined.
Thats an indication that you need more guitars. Or a guitar synth.
Hopefully, Warren Buffet can/will afford to hire a uke and singing tutor.
I think I've seen weirder. Waylon Jennings and Big Bird singing 'Wrong'. A song written by my friend Steve.
violajack, where are you located?
SF Bay Area. I have been bit hard by the Ukulele bug though.
The reason I ask is that there are a number of ukulele clubs in the greater Bay area. We (the Delta Strummers) are based in Brentwood.
*clicks link* Well, I'll just be over here reading ALL THE THINGS. The school is Hilldale in Daly City. I'd love to have a group come and play for the kids some time, or find a way for us to participate, or just be more involved in the larger community. I'm working my way through Ukuguides.com and combing through ukutabs to find stuff for the kids to play. I have a college who is a few years into doing ukulele with his middle school choirs who has shared some resources with me and I have the Ukulele in the Classroom book 1 (both teacher and student edition). Right now, we're just working on the change from C to F, but the kids are really enjoying getting to play and sing. They can sing Frere Jaques in rounds while strumming C already. Ukulele is just so darn approachable and even at only three classes in, I love it as a classroom instrument.
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This is a take on pasta e fagiole, the classic Tuscan bean and pasta soup, but without the pasta. Where the homemade version is thickened as a result of the beans being cooked for hours, I created a rich, creamy base by puréeing some of the beans. I felt the soup needed a fresh vegetable, so I used Napa cabbage because it cooks very quickly and adds a slightly sweet flavor. Finally, I added fresh herbs and then topped the soup with prosciutto, olive oil, and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Total Time
- 25 min
- 4 15-ounce cans creamy beans (such as giant white beans, borlotti beans, or cannellini beans), not drained (about 6 cups)
- 6 large garlic cloves, grated or minced (about 2 tablespoons)
- 3 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 4 large fresh basil leaves
- 2 cups shredded Napa cabbage (about 1/4 head)
- High-quality extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- Parmigiano-Reggiano wedge, for grating
- 4 thin slices prosciutto (about 2 ounces)
- Combine the beans and their liquid with the garlic, salt, thyme, basil, and 2 cups of water in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes to meld the flavors. Remove about 1 1/2 cups of the beans, returning any garlic or basil to the saucepan. Use an immersion blender to purée the remaining beans in the pot until smooth.
- (Alternatively, let the soup cool slightly then transfer it to a blender or food processor and purée, holding the lid down tight so the hot liquid doesn't splatter out.) Stir in the reserved beans and cabbage and thin the soup with water if necessary. Cook the soup over medium heat until the cabbage wilts and is slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
- Divide the soup evenly among four large soup plates or bowls, filling them to just below the rim. Drizzle each serving with high-quality olive oil and grate a thin layer of Parmesan cheese over them. Tear one slice of the prosciutto into a few pieces and rumple the pieces onto one bowl of soup; repeat with the remaining prosciutto slices.
From A Twist of the Wrist by Nancy Silverton Copyright (c) 2007 by Nancy Silverton Published by Knopf.
Nancy Silverton and her husband, Mark Peel, own and operate Campanile Restaurant and the La Brea Bakery in Los Angeles. She is the author of Nancy Silverton's Pastries from the La Brea Bakery (nominated for Julia Child and James Beard Awards) and Desserts. She lives in Los Angeles.
Carolynn Carreño is a James Beard Awardwinning journalist and the coauthor of 100 Ways to Be Pasta, Once Upon a Tart, and A Twist of the Wrist. She lives in Los Angeles and New York.


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After wearing a suit jacket for four quarters, 49ers general manager Trent Baalke removed it following Sunday's win and his cream button-down shirt was drenched in perspiration.
Perhaps Baalke struggled with his nerves, but one of the themes in the 49ers' locker room was that they weren't sweating an early 17-point deficit in their 28-24 victory over Atlanta in the NFC Championship Game.
"The panic button was never hit," linebacker Aldon Smith said.
That coolness was evident in the coaching box where offensive coordinator Greg Roman pressed the right buttons after the Falcons took a 17-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter.
Roman didn't lurch into panic pass mode. Instead, he stuck with runs at the middle of Atlanta's undersized front, which was securing the edges to guard against the legs of quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The first four plays after Atlanta took a 17-0 lead: Runs by Frank Gore of 9, 1, 3 and 7 yards to kick-start an 80-yard drive capped by LaMichael James' 15-yard scamper. The 49ers, who ran on 29 of 51 offensive plays, had 149 yards rushing and averaged 5.1 yards a carry.
"That touchdown drive, the ability to get it into the end zone, was the key to me," Roman said. "Once we broke the ice, it was time to go. We didn't have to get outside of ourselves. We could stay within that game plan."
Similarly, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who had never reached the Super Bowl in his 26-year career, said he remained steady after a first-half onslaught from the Falcons that included 17 first downs, 24 points and 297 yards. Secondary coach Ed Donatell said Fangio made a few subtle tweaks to get more pressure on quarterback Matt Ryan in the second half when Atlanta was held scoreless.
"I was very relaxed the whole game," Fangio said. "I was just kind of coaching another game."
The coolness in the coaching box evaporated, however, when linebacker NaVorro Bowman all but sealed the win with a breakup of Ryan's fourth-down pass to Roddy White at San Francisco's 10-yard line with just over a minute left.
"When that ball went incomplete, there was jubilation, happiness, relief, everything," Fangio said.
"Yeah, we were hugging," Fangio said. "But I don't know who I was hugging. Everybody, I guess."


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Honoring the Past, Committed to the Future.
Spanning two counties (Fulton and Lucas), the Village of Swanton honors its rich history and is committed to the future of this vibrant community, of more than 3,500 people in the Village incorporated limits and more than 14,000 people, total, in the 43558 zip code. Read more about the Village of Swanton


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Harford County Executive David Craig has a lot he wants to accomplish, or at least get started on, in the two years before he leaves office.
A new county executive will be taking office Dec. 1, 2014, and rather than what's going to happen after that, Craig said he's more concerned with "what's going to happen in the next 24 months."
With that, he said during a press conference Tuesday morning in the Harford County Council chambers, he wants to lay a "foundation" for the person who takes his seat and "make sure we get things accomplished."
The county executive addressed multiple topics, including school construction, the water and sewer authority, public safety and county employees
Dels. Wayne Norman and Glen Glass, Sheriff Jesse Bane, Have de Grace Mayor Wayne Dougherty, Harford Community College President Dennis Golladay, Councilmen Dion Guthrie and Richard Slutzky, along with representatives from various county agencies, attended the conference.
Craig came right out and said the county needs to get rid of the multiple-building schools, such as Youth's Benefit and William Paca/Old Post Road elementary schools and Havre de Grace High School.
The four biggest capital projects are to renovate, modernize or replace those schools, plus Joppatowne High School, which has "structural problems," Craig said.
In addition, Craig will seek support in building the west campus expansion at HCC, as well as a nursing and allied health services building on the campus.
School construction will be funded through bonding, Craig said, as has been done with all previous school construction.
Despite the decision at Monday's Board of Education meeting to postpone a vote on the scope study done on Havre de Grace High School, Craig is confident the board is still with him and his plans for new construction.
"They [the board] realize they are necessary," he said.
Craig noted the issues in Baltimore County and City where there are several old facilities and schools way under capacity that are planned to be shut down in the next decade instead of replacing the buildings.
"We need to be preemptive on that," he said, and not get to that point. "It's an important issue for us."
During his time in office, Craig said, seven new schools have been built and building four more would be a "good thing."
In addition, the county executive plans for improvements for athletic fields at Aberdeen, Joppatowne, Fallston and Patterson Mill high schools.
Public works
"We need to work on a water and sewer authority," Craig said, "that will cover all of Harford County."
While creating that authority may not come to fruition by the end of his term, the county executive wants to have a "good foundation" as it can potentially save money for those who use the county's water and sewer services.
In addition, the county executive hopes to present the county council with a plan on what to do with the county's solid waste management by January or February.
The proposed plan to build a solid waste transfer station in Joppa has been widely opposed by the community and Guthrie, who represents the area.
Craig said he is looking for the "most cost effective way to handle this very expensive thing," adding that a two-year extension on the contract with APG to use their waste-to-energy facility has been requested.
The county executive is also reaffirming to the state the county's need for BRAC-related improvements on Route 22 at intersections with Paradise Road, Beards Hill Road and Old Post Road.
Public safety
Craig said he will be creating a "reformed" executive order that will create a public safety department for the county to present to the county council Dec. 11. (Please see related story, this page.)
It's his plan to create the department then appoint a director by the end of the fiscal year and, eventually, an advisory commission.
When asked if there is a plan to make Harford's all-volunteer fire service at least a partially paid service sometime down the line, Craig said it's not the intent of the department to "create a paid agency," but would like to "lay a foundation" for the next county executive, whomever that may be, to make that decision.
The only additional funding required to create the department would be for the director's salary and benefits package, which, Craig said, will be around $150,000 annually.
All other positions under the department will be, for now, current county employees who will move from one department to another.
Craig plans to first appoint an acting director for two months before officially hiring that person for the position.
As with any position Craig appoints a person to, he said "I always have someone in mind."
After several years of salary freezes, county employees were recently given 4 percent raises for this fiscal year, retroactive to July 1. But Craig noted that more needs to be done going forward.
Though not discussed during the conference, Craig has proposed a comprehensive pay study for all county employees and employees of the Harford County Sheriff's Office to be done in fiscal year 2014.
A comparable study will done for the school system in fiscal year 2015.
"The pay study is deemed essential for Harford County government to maintain its commitment in keeping its compensation packages competitive," a press release from the county stated.
Although the sheriff's office ultimately decides how to allocate any salary raises — cost of living, percentage, a merit or step increase — Craig said he gives the sheriff's office a certain dollar amount to go toward wages.
Land use
"The county must develop a plan to comply with new state mandates," the press release read.
As a result of the "septic bill," the county will need to amend certain subdivision regulations to include the definition of a "major subdivision" to comply with the new state law.
"The department of planning and zoning will establish the next two-year milestones for 2013 to 2015 pertaining to the Watershed Implementation Program," the release continued. "The department of planning and zoning will also address development regulations and update zoning and design standards to help ensure quality of life issues are properly addressed."
The county must also begin collecting a stormwater utility fee in the next 18 months, as required by state legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly this year.
Community agencies
The county plans to assist building and finding additional sites for various agencies, such as SARC, the Humane Society of Harford County and Harford Center.
Craig said the plan is to create a Southern Resource Center, to be built next to the Harford County Sheriff's Office Southern Precinct on Route 40, and find a second location for SARC.
Also, the Harford Center, which serves adults with disabilities, is soon to reach capacity and an additional site is needed.
The county already pledged funds for a new humane society and Craig plans to follow through with that commitment.
Information technology
Craig called the department and its achievements "important for efficiency in government."
"For county government operations, the elimination of the outdated mainframe and the adoption of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system will greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government," the county's press release stated.
Latest Harford County
The final enhancement of IT in the county will be the completion of the HMAN (Harford County Metro Area Network) broadband project, which will put the county's schools, libraries and other county-funded agencies on the county's network.


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The Alum Trail begins with a song
As waters flow from a mountain high.
Our hike gently climbs along the stream
Across wooden bridges 'til we reach "Arch Rock".
Then the trail snakes around the mountain side
Through Rhododendron heaths up to "the Bluff".
Through the "Saddle" the assent begins
And after the "Switchback" there's a mile of views!
And old pine trees a tunnel makes . . .
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The visibility phase of the Be binary star pi Aqr is more or less past, and we can look back on a fantastic collaboration of observation in terms of V/R and EW measurement (see attachment). We have been able to detect two V/R maxima and minima. Thanks so much to all participants for your contributions.
While the Halpha EW is on the way to its minimum (the primary almost without any disk), the V/R ratio seems in spite of that to have had a larger amplitude compared with the amplitude during the previous observation campaign.
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Jay Leno kicked off the final month of "The Tonight Show" before he hands the reins to Jimmy Fallon by having on Sen. John McCain and his daughter, columnist Meghan McCain.
Leno used the opportunity to ask them about the 2016 election, how the Senate has changed over the years, and even the Winter Olympics.
Leno asked the McCains who they would want to see as president from the Republican Party in 2016.
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"I think we have a lot of Republican governors. I like Chris Christie, I like Bobby Jindal," John McCain said. "I like a number of those people who have succeeded in states with Republicans and Democrats."
Leno then asked Meghan McCain, who said, she's still deciding.
"I like Chris Christie but we got into a fight and now I don't like him anymore," Meghan said.
"What did he hit on you?" Leno asked.
"I just said he may not be my top contender for 2016 because I'd like to see the field," Meghan said. "I still like Marco Rubio and he did not like that answer. I think he hates me."
Louis CK, who was also on the program, chimed in, "I think he (McCain) should run. I think he should just say forget the Democrats and the Republicans, and just run as John McCain."
Leno also asked if Sen. McCain would run for reelection in the Senate.
"I am looking at it very seriously, very seriously," John McCain said. "I think a lot is going on and I'm at the top of my game."
Leno and McCain then discussed the Senate. "You've been in the Senate now for almost 87 years," Leno joked. What's the biggest change?"
"Lack of good relationships," Sen. McCain said. "Too much polarization, too much anger, it's really kind of an unfortunate thing."
Finally, Leno and McCain talked about the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
"Now you and Putin aren't great friends, right?" Leno asked.
"Well, Vlad goes around without his shirt on all the time and I can't do that anymore," McCain joked. "But the problem with Vlad is that he'd like to see the good old days of the Soviet Union it seems to me, but let's hope the Olympics go well."
Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show" tenure begins Monday, Feb. 17 on NBC.


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BOSTON (AP) Kevin Garnett scored 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and remained unbeaten against his former team as the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-94 on Wednesday night in Rajon Rondo's return from a two-game suspension.
The Celtics improved to 10-0 since they acquired Garnett from the Timberwolves during the summer of 2007. They also won for the 11th straight time against Minnesota.
Boston went 1-1 without Rondo, suspended for his role in a scuffle during a game against the Brooklyn Nets last Wednesday.
Rondo had 17 points and 11 assists. Paul Pierce scored 18, Jason Terry 17 and Brandon Bass 12.
Kevin Love led the Timberwolves with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Nikola Pekovic had 14 with nine boards.
Minnesota went just 6 for 19 from 3-point range one night after hitting a season-high 13 3s in a win over Philadelphia.
Boston, which led by seven entering the final quarter, scored 11 of the initial 14 points in the fourth and opened a 90-75 lead on Terry's 3 from the left wing with 7:50 to play. The Timberwolves went nearly 5 minutes without a basket.
The Celtics maintained between a 14 and 12-point lead over the next 3 minutes, keeping the Timberwolves from making a run by nailing a handful of free throws before a spinning, crowd-pleasing basket by Rondo made it 100-85 with 3 1/2 minutes left.
The Celtics used a 9-0 run over 2 minutes to open a 67-61 lead on Terry's 3-pointer midway into the third.
Minnesota, coming off a 17-point win in Philadelphia on Tuesday, scored the last five points of the half to grab a 51-47 edge at the break.
The Celtics opened the game 10 for 13, but cooled off late in the first quarter, missing six of their last nine shots and trailed 30-27 after one.
Love headed to the bench early when he picked up his second foul - both on offense - with 2:27 left in the first quarter.
NOTES: Minnesota held its opponents under 90 points in three of the past four games - all wins. It's a commitment to defense that coach Rick Adelman saw at the beginning of the season. ``We've had a great work ethic,'' he said. ``The guys are working hard on it.'' The Timberwolves entered having allowed the fourth-fewest points in the NBA. ... Boston G Avery Bradley, sidelined since shoulder operations at the end of last season, said he expects to be able to practice in ``one to two weeks.'' ... Boston coach Doc Rivers compared Love's ability to rebound to that of Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. ``I played with, I think, one of the greatest rebounders all-time - Dennis Rodman,'' he said. ``I watched him at the (London) Olympics and said, `He seems to know where the ball is going when it's in the air.''' Love then went out and grabbed an offensive rebound on Minnesota's first shot of the game. ... Rondo got a loud ovation when he was introduced in the starting lineups. ... Garnett played his 1,273rd game - one behind Minnesota assistant Terry Porter for 17th all-time.


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Alex is sick, so I wanted to make him something warm and hearty because he has been in bed sniffling for a long time. This was just what we needed. This can be made with any kind of ground meat, and is great because it has just a few ingredients that I mostly always have in my house. I used instant polenta, because I am lazy and it is delicious.
Lamb Ragu
8 slices bacon, diced (or pancetta)
1 onion, diced (I used half an onion and 2 shallots, use what you have)
4 cloves garlic
1 1/4 lb ground lamb
1/2 t ground pepper
1 t pepper flakes
1 can diced tomatoes, I used adobo seasoned but use your choice
1/2 c stock (or water, beer, or wine)
salt to taste
Cook bacon over medium high heat until crisp, then pour off almost all of the fat. Return the pan to the heat, reduce a bit, and add onions. Cook 2 minutes, until slightly softened, then add the garlic. Cook another minute, then scrape the mixture to the sides of the pan and break up the ground meat into the center of the pan. Push the bacon mixture on top of the meat and sprinkle on the pepper and pepper flakes. Increase the heat, and let the meat brown, about 10 minutes, stirring once or twice. When the meat is browned to your liking, add tomatoes, and stock. But wait! If your lamb is really fatty, drain off some of the oil before adding the tomatoes and stock. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat about 45 minutes. Taste for salt, then serve over polenta.
Polenta Triangles
The brand I use is De la Estancia, sold in grocery stores or on Amazon.
1 c instant polenta
3 c stock
3/4 t salt
1 t garlic powder
Preheat broiler. Bring the stock to a simmer and pour in polenta slowly, in a thin stream while stirring. Sprinkle in salt and garlic powder. Cook, stirring, a few minutes until polenta is cooked. Cool, turn out of pan, and slice into wedges. Drizzle in olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and broil for a few minutes on each side.


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Sunday 7th April sees the broadcast of the four-part 1975 Tom Baker story The Ark in Space on Australian and New Zealand television. The story is the 13th instalment in the 50th Anniversary season of Doctor Who stories on the UKTV channel.
The story is scheduled in Australia at 3:30pm and in New Zealand at 4:00pm. New Zealand has an additional screening on Monday 8th April at 3:55am.
The Ark in Space was first broadcast in Australia in 1976. New Zealand got to see it in 1978.
The UKTV billing describes the story as follows:
The TARDIS arrives on a deactivated space station Nerva otherwise known as the Ark. The Doctor, Sarah & Harry find the last survivors of the human race in suspended animation.UKTV is showing stories throughout the year in the lead-up to the anniversary in November. The Ark in Space is the first in a set of six stories featuring Tom Baker's Doctor broadcast during April.
The rest of the month's schedule includes: Genesis of the Daleks (14th April), Pyramids of Mars and The Hand of Fear (21st April), and The Robots of Death and City of Death (28th April).
Up-and-coming broadcasts from both 20th and 21st Century series of Doctor Who can be found via UKTV's Doctor Who sections for Australia and New Zealand.


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It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control.
Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as L.A.'s traffic arteries seize up during every morning and afternoon rush hour.
Yet, with the flip of a switch earlier this year, Los Angeles became a worldwide leader by synchronizing all of its nearly 4,400 stoplights, making it the world's first major city to do so.
The result? Well, it can still be hell to cross the City of the Angels by car. Synchronization has allowed LA to boast of real improvements on paper, however, the average driver won't always be able to discern the difference of a project that took nearly 30 years to complete.
"To be honest with you, I haven't felt it, yet," said Jack Abramyam, who has been driving a cab across LA's mean streets for 20 years.
"Late at night, maybe, yes," Abramyam said as he sat outside his cab on a street in Chinatown recently, waiting for a fare. "But it was never really bad then anyway. During the day it was bad. And it's still bad."
The way synchronization works is simple enough: With all the signals synchronized, if you drive down a street at the posted speed limit you should be able to make every green light — from one end of this sprawling city of 469 square miles to the other.
Of course there are any number of obstacles that can prevent that.
On a recent mid-afternoon test drive down eight miles of Wilshire Boulevard, for example, I was cut off by a bus, stuck behind more than one right-turner waiting for pedestrians to cross the intersecting street and at one point had my lane blocked by a delivery truck.
Approaching the world famous La Brea Tar Pits — where prehistoric dinosaurs once got stuck in muck, not traffic — so many people were waiting to turn left into a parking lot that the street became gridlocked for more than two blocks. The numerous synchronized green lights didn't wait for me. But why would they? With the posted speed limit 35 mph, I was only averaging 15.
Still, once the LA County Museum of Art, the high-rise apartments, the headquarters of porn publisher Larry Flynt and the various other Wilshire Boulevard landmarks were in the rear-view mirror, the pace did pick up. So much so that 11 green lights in a row suddenly materialized. That string ended on the edge of downtown, however, when Wilshire simply became clogged with too many cars. It was a non-rush hour jam that demonstrated that, good as synchronization may be, it isn't a magic, traffic-breaking bullet.
Los Angeles Department of Transportation officials agree.
As they stated in a recent report praising the benefits of synchronized signals, "No traffic signal system is capable of 'fixing traffic.'"
If more motor vehicles show up in the years ahead (and there are already more than 7.1 million of them registered in Los Angeles County, a number greater than that of most states), then officials say LA traffic jams will probably get worse.
That's why, said Clinton Quan, an engineering associate with the Department of Transportation, planners are continuing to push people to ride bicycles, take commuter rail lines and other public transportation and move close enough to work that they can walk there.
The city has added three light rail lines in the last seven years and has more planned. Officials also recently approved plans to allow high-rise apartment and condominium buildings along a corridor in Hollywood where a subway connecting the city's West Side to downtown is supposed to go.
In the meantime, Quan says, the synchronized signal program is putting up some pretty impressive numbers, even if the average driver isn't noticing them. It has reduced the drive time on several major LA corridors, for example, by about 12 percent.
In driver-speak, that means the trip across town that used to take you an hour has been reduced to about 53 minutes.
And that's nothing to shrug at, says Robert Puentes, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution's metropolitan policy program, which studies among other things the impact of traffic on the quality of life in metropolitan areas.
Several other traffic-clogged cities are looking into instituting similar programs and New York already synchronizes some of its stoplights, said Puentes, who works in Washington, D.C., the ninth-worst traffic-clogged city in the country.
"If you can get a 12 percent reduction on, say, the Washington Beltway, that would be phenomenal," he said.


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In this first article of a new series on the IBM developerWorks site introduces you to their method for creating your own "on-demand video website" with PHP:
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text: dreamcatcher27371 Member Posts: 21 (6/10/01 7:21:13 pm) | Del All Boot Camp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You guys got any stories about boot camp? Here's a little input from a friend of mine who went through 10 years after I did...Pretty interesting contrast of how one feels as the weeks progress......I'll keep his name undisclosed because I didn't ask if I could forward.......Boot camp was certainly a time we all remember....../larry/ "Drop your co*ks and grab your socks." That's the first thing I learned on day one in Boot Camp at NTC in August of 1965. It was about 0430 and the next thing we had to learn was how to march on the way to breakfast. The next thing I learned in the Navy was that marching sucked. The next thing I learned was that term "hurry up and wait". After waiting for breakfast the next thing I learned was that breakfast wasn't worth waiting for. I learned a whole lot that first day. Shaved heads makes everyone equal. Navy issued clothing doesn't fit. Smoke 'em if ya' got 'em. Don't spit in the butt kit. It's hotter than shit on the grinder. Lunch was a lot better than breakfast. John Phillips Sousa wrote a whole lot of marches. Boondockers give blisters. Dinner was delicious. Spitshining shoes is considered recreation. Mid watch was punishment for a "job well done". Reville is 0430 for seventeen weeks. The first week I learned; How to stay awake in classes. How to do a "right oblique, hut." What happens when you fuck up the Sixteen Count Manual. The true weight of an M-1 Garrand is about that of a bale of wet hay. Your Company Commander is Satan's Desciple. There is no firing pin in your piece. There's no ammo anyway. Doing laundry is considered recreation. And that Boot Camp had been cut to eleven weeks. The third week I learned; KP can be dangerous. Fire Fighting can be dangerous. The firing line can be dangerous. Not saluting a Marine officer can be dangerous. Seagull shit can be dangerous. Navy nurses can be dangerous. The chow in Sick Bay is always cold. And that Boot Camp had been cut to five weeks. The fourth week I learned. That I scored a combined 72 on my ARI-GCT. I was claustrophobic. I had hearing loss. I was not going to be a Submariner. I had missed all my shots while in Sick Bay. How sick all those shots make a 19 year old. How fast a recovery I could make for Liberty Call. The fifth week I learned; We were pretty damn good at marching. The Sixteen Count Manual was a thing of beauty. Those Navy issue clothes fit. My Company Commander was one hell of a Sailor. John Phillips Sousa could bring tears to my eyes during the Graduation ceremony. low2go *Senior Chief Moderator* Posts: 407 (6/10/01 7:54:24 pm) | Del Re: Boot Camp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My God Chief, I was at NTC San Diego fourteen years earlier, and little, if anything had changed from what you remembered from '65. I was used to Iowa farm cooking, and that first noon meal in the mess hall that Friday was fish (which I recognized and liked) honeydew mellon (which I thought was an too-early picked pumpkin) and that ungodly thing that resembled a rough cucumber, (found out later they called them avacados) and this guy that called himself the company commander threatened to 'tear-us-a-new-ass' if we didn't eat every bean and pea on the plate. He kept saying that expression--it was his joke--he was the only one who laughed about it--we were too damned scared to laugh--you get his joke "EAT EVERY BEAN AND PEA (PEE) ON THE PLATE"--. It was years before I really started to eat avacados and enjoy them--I could'a swore that foul tasting little fruit/vegetable/nut was as close as could be to tasting like s---!!!!! Wilborn. dreamcatcher27371 Member Posts: 22 (6/10/01 8:17:42 pm) | Del Re: Boot Camp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- low2go, that entry was from a friend of mine who went through in 65...I went through GLakes in 55 and it seems that things didn't change much until post-Vietnam. I had never eaten shrimp before bootcamp but had to eat them there. Had some type of allergic reaction and didn't eat them again for over 30 years. Love them now. I remember we had a special company (800 Baker) for the misfits..they had their sideburns cut to the top of the ear for easy ID. Also had the punishment of having to wear redboxing gloves for 24 hours if one happened to get caught choking his chicken...It was hilarious watching those poor bastards marching and trying to the the manual at arms with those boxing gloves on!! Interesting days for a young country boy but damn good training. I'd like to see a mandatory 2-year hitch in the service of your choice (or have one picked for you) for all males turning 18. Wouldn't hurt a thing and would give us a ready corp in time of need...../larry/ Misterstan Moderator Posts: 258 (6/11/01 9:42:48 am) | Del Re: Boot Camp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I went to boot camp in April 1968 at NTC San Diego, CA, I remember not being able to go to bed that first day until about 0130. Reveille was at 0430 and we were all awakened by the Company Commander banging a night stick on an empty garbage can yelling "Drop your C*cks and grab your socks!" just like your friend said. From there it got worse. Our group - Company 275 - must have been the worst group of misfits that was ever assembled. We were called Squirrels and constantly told that we all missed our Mommies. We slept with our rifles in the beginning (they were called a "piece") and were told this was the only piece we were going to get for the next 12 weeks. In a few weeks we started to look like a pretty well organized group of sailors. We acted as one and soon found out the guy who couldn't do anything right was an expert at spit shining shoes. We did the cleaning up every night while he sat and spit shined all our shoes. When we assembled for muster each morning, we all had shoes that looked like someone had attached a mirror to the toes. The marching was endless. It just didn't make any sense. Why would we do so much marching if we were going to be serving on a ship? The results were crystal clear on graduation day. All the companies marched in perfect step wearing our beautiful dress blues and carrying our shining rifles on our shoulders. It was a sight to behold. There were also a lot of absolutely gorgeous California girls in the crowds on graduation day. I remember clearly when I stood at parade rest it was the first time I had been aroused since I entered the gates three months before, just by holding my hand on my hips. I believe they used something called saltpeter? When I finished boot camp I felt I had truly accomplished something worthwhile. I gained about 15 pounds in spite of all the marching and physical training. The chow was pretty good, in my opinion. I agree wholeheartedly with Larry Dunn about wishing everyone could have had the experience of boot camp. The training was designed to break us down and then show us that we possessed the inner strength to pull ourselves back up as individuals as well as improving our overall strength as a group. Stan Lambert St. Clair Shores, Michigan Edited by: Misterstan at: 6/11/01 10:47:34 am 106RR196LIB V.I.P. Member Posts: 131 (6/11/01 2:16:42 pm) | Del Re: Boot Camp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Fort Lewis, Washington -- November 1966 I was drafted in a month when induction rate was 30,000 a month. We were told straight out that we were going to Vietnam. 1) We were sent to the state of Washington near the Canadian border in midwinter to prepare us for war in the tropics. 2) The Drill Sargeant has no sense of humor! 3) The Mess Sargeant has no sense of humor! 4) The Army is unfair! 5) PT Sucks! 6) The Drill Sargeants are freaks who like to watch 55 teenage boys in their underwear polish black leather boots. 7) Winter weather in Northern Washington sucks BIGTIME! 8] It is very difficult to get back out of the Army! 9) Basic Training is a positive experience despite it all. I did find that the Army was corrupt. We had a mess hall menu posted as per Army regs. The Staff ate what was on the menu. The Trainees ate crap. The "ham" on the menu turned into Bologna for trainees. The "orange juice"was watered down until it tasted like orange water. "Eggs to order" meant you were ordered to eat them. We were routinely short rationed -- the portions were the smallest I have ever seen in a mess hall. We complained to the commander and he denied it. We got extra duty. The Staff mess hall was burglarized. The stolen food was never recovered. The trainees ate it all immediately. We all lost weight. We got extra duty for the burglary. They couldn't prosecute us without triggering an investigation. We learned to deal with corruption ourselves. Mike H Edited by: dap22 at: 6/11/01 5:55:06 pm LarryJK Senior Chief Moderator III Posts: 140 (6/11/01 5:30:17 pm) | Del Re: Boot Camp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I didn't like getting up so damn early. And I sure as hell didn't like Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo...cold and windy!! I was not getting paid which means I didn't have money for cigs and beer. Thanks to Bode(from NJ...I think) for helping me out from time to time. dirty423 Member Posts: 4 (6/11/01 7:16:28 pm) | Del Re: Boot Camp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I did basic at Fort Lewis in August and September of '67 then straight to Fort Polk for Infantry AIT, got a 27 day leave and then off off to my southeast Asian vacation on 4 Jan 68. My first five months in the Army have blurred a bit, I kind of learned my trade in the Tet offensive. I had some pretty good teachers too, I saw one for the first time in 32 years just last August. I'll never forget him laughing one time at a particularly daring thing he'd done and saying, "If you're crazy they can't get ya." The point of the spear hope6970 Moderator Posts: 424 (6/12/01 12:24:28 pm) | Del Re: Boot Camp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dirty423, I never thought I would meet anyone who could not remember their first few months in the military but I guess it is how we all looked at it. If it made an impression or not. I remember Reveille at the beginning, then we found we had to get up before Reveille to get all of our work done so we didn't notice it too much anymore. Then there was that awful KP. I managed to draw KP duty right off. Naturally I ended up on the pots and pans. At the time Fels Naptha (sp) bar soap was being used to wash them with. By the end of the day my hands had turned double in size and had blisters all over them. Went on sick call and the DR. said I was allergic to the soap and that was the last of the KP I ever had to pull in basic. I always had a soft spot in my heart for that soap...lol dirty423 Member Posts: 5 (6/12/01 7:49:17 pm) | Del Forgive my nebulosity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's not that basic didn't make a lasting and permanent dent in my brain, it's just that the inappropriate nature of some of it became something to ridicule in the intensity of my later experience. One story, I have been handling firearms since I was four. My Dad owned a considerable number and at age eight I was expected to carry a .22 handgun in the bush, as well as practice with a long gun regularly. Let's shorten this up. My Dad owned a Garand, I could strip and clean that when I was nine, so... when they handed me an M-14 and sat us in a class, I took mine apart and was marveling at the new stuff. When challenged by a rather irate drill sergeant to reassemble that weapon I did so. I learned to regret that facility in some interesting ways. The point of the spear Edited by: dirty423 at: 6/12/01 8:52:14 pm hope6970 Moderator Posts: 429 (6/13/01 12:24:36 am) | Del Re: Forgive my nebulosity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dirty423, Would like you to share some of those stories when you get a chance, if you don't mind. I can imagine you would probably have a lot of company on here discussing weapons and a lot of us would just plain enjoy reading them. I am sure you have a lot to offer.


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Valerie Hansen eBooks
Valerie Hansen's basic nature is to see the humorous side of life and enjoy every day to the fullest. She's always loved stories about people who have successfully met life's challenges and gone on to find happiness, so writing joyful love stories is a perfect outlet for her. Her personal life sounds a lot like a romance novel. She married her high school sweetheart and they raised two great kids before leaving California to pursue their dreams of a rural lifestyle in the Arkansas Ozarks. That relocation has also given her work a new, more spiritual focus than ever before. Valerie had gone to Sunday school as a child and attended church off and on as an adult, but didn't really understand what was missing in her spiritual life until daily problems drove her to seek answers from a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. What a surprise! And what a difference in outlook. In the years that followed, she was continually amazed at the extraordinary opportunities that came her way. She still is. Valerie has always loved to write. That, and the strong conviction that this is what she was meant to do, led her to Steeple Hill and the Love Inspired series. Besides extensive research, she has plenty of interesting experiences to draw upon when creating stories: She's been a veterinary assistant, teacher's aide, volunteer fire department dispatcher, Emergency Medical Technician, bank worker, professional artist, store clerk, bookkeeper, 4-H leader, Sunday school teacher, gospel singer/songwriter, winning quiz show contestant, dog trainer, college extension-class instructor, and antique restorer. She's built dulcimers and a psaltery, laid bricks and tile, designed stained-glass windows, roofed a house, decorated store windows for the holidays, helped pour cement, raised fancy guinea pigs and finches, driven a long-haul moving van, and was once the proud owner of 23 Newfoundland dogs at one time. Her advice? Don't try that at home! Valerie and her husband now live on an 80-acre farm in northern Arkansas. She loves to hike the rocky, wooded hills behind the picturesque old house they renovated, watch for the wildlife so abundant in the area and think up new ideas for her books. She's always been a dreamer, a romantic who invented happier endings for books and movies that didn't already end on a lighthearted note. She was an adult before she realized that everybody didn't automatically do the same thing!


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In 2007, A.V. Club writer Nathan Rabin noticed a specific type of female character that was appearing in films, one he dubbed "the Manic Pixie Dream Girl." The examples included Kirsten Dunst's character in Elizabethtown and Natalie Portman in Garden State, as well as other flighty, whimsical women who help loosen up the (mostly male) protagonist.
But the MPDG has become, and persisted, as a problem, which Jezebel astutely critiques: "It was such a satisfying term because it encapsulated exactly what was so annoying about those characters — that they were not super well-written or real enough, but some kind of figment of the imagination of a grown man in need of a pick-me-up of quirky youth injections into his limp excuse for a life. But the problem is that the term started getting applied to every kind of female character who was even remotely unique." Today, the MPDG, it turns out, isn't much of a character at all' which may be why women have so much trouble seeing them as three-dimensional entities.
So, in 2013, we say: Let's ditch the Manic Pixie. Instead, let's focus on the new archetypes of leading ladies of which we're starting to see. They are nuanced, complex, imperfect — and relatable. They have all the off-beat charm of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, but when the guy characters are off-screen, they still exist without the male gaze . And they are a force to be reckoned with in and of themselves. So, how many of them are you?


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This week, Microsoft Editor Peter Bright shares his honest opinions on what the Microsoft Surface lacks. The Surface has some small details that don't merit full complaints, but there are a few big problems with it as well. Still, a lot can be said for Microsoft's bold new tablet. To find out what went right and wrong, join Peter, Senior Apple Editor Jacqui Cheng, Social Editor Cesar Torres, and Ars Contributor Casey Johnston on this episode of the Ars Technicast.
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Rose Barbare belongs to Guerlain's Exclusive Collections, a range of fragrances for aficionados of rare scents, those who appreciate noble raw materials and refinement down to the last detail.
The most universal of flowers, the most cherished, the most praised and especially the most celebrated by perfumers. The Guerlain perfumer envisioned it very differently from all the stereotypes: an unexpected and contemporary rose. Rose Barbare is a proud Ottoman that also offers the fresh and spontaneous sensuality of a honeyed chypre base. Uncontrollable, this desirable, sensual rebel captures the heart.
The fragrance dresses up in a bottle with clean, contemporary lines, decorated with a golden metal label on the side, like a precious book. It is magnified with a stylish vintage bulb atomizer,with an ON/OFF position for ease of transport. The bottle nests in an amethyst "leather feel" case (that can be turned into a jewellery box as you wish).
This unexpected and contemporary interpretation of the noblest of flowers combines rose essence and absolute with surprising honey, peach and forest floor notes. A black and thorny rose with mysterious accents.
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Top notes: aldehydes, Bulgarian rose essence.
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Note de fond: peach honey, patchouli, forest floor notes.
Rose has always been a favourite raw material of Guerlain, the muse of five generations of perfumers, from Nahéma to La Petite Robe Noire, by way of Idylle.
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Why Gratitude? Because it helps you appreciate the positive things in your life.
Creative Visualisation
What is Creative Visualisation?
Creative visualisation is a practise of using your thoughts to deliberately create an experience or outcome as you want it to be. You create the desired outcome in your mind before it has actually occurred. It is a technique of using your imagination to create what you want in life.
Worry Sheets
What is worry?
Worry is the negative, anticipated potential of an outcome that hasn't yet been experienced in the present.When we worry we engage in a chain of thoughts and/or images of a negative and uncontrollable nature about something we have not yet experienced. We 'imagine' what the outcome will be.
Muscle Testing
What is Muscle Testing ?Muscle testing is a method we use to uncover hidden beliefs, feelings and emotions we hold about ourselves. As the response is coming from our Subconscious mind (inner child) which can't lie muscle testing has proved to be a valuable tool to uncovering our beliefs, emotions and feelings which we would otherwise not know we have. Once uncovered, we can then change them to our advantage, allowing us to move our lives on the way we want.
Gratitude Journal
Starting a Gratitude JournalWhy Gratitude? Because it helps you appreciate the positive things in your life.
Gratitude turns the bad things into good. How often do you hear individuals complaining about problems at work? Be grateful for your job; the money coming in at the end of each month and the challenges you have. There is always something to be grateful for even when things don't seem to be going that well.
What are Affirmations?
Affirmations are positive statements made in the present tense designed to counteract a negative belief you currently hold. Affirmations support the changes you want to make in your life by directing 'positive affirmed' statements based on the area in your life you want to change. This is achieved by the repetition of these affirmation phrases. They can have profound effects as the changes start to take hold and break through your limiting thoughts and beliefs.
What is Meditation?
Meditation is a discipline by which the practitioner is attempting to go beyond the sensory stimuli that we take in and process with the Conscious mind, focussing the attention onto a particular object of contemplation, avoiding external influences "thinking" ourselves into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness.


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May 28, 1955 - November 9, 2013
Newburgh, NY
Michael Shepherd Jones went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY. He was 58 years old. Michael was born May 28, 1955 in Manhattan, NY. He was the son of Shepherd Jones and the late Louise Grier Jones.
Michael was baptized at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church in Queens, NY. He attended Flushing High School and the University of Pittsburgh. He worked for the New York State Department of Corrections as a Weapon Training Officer and retired after thirty years of service.
Michael was an avid sportsman. He loved playing basketball, baseball and football. He loved his children and grandchildren. He will be missed by all.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving and devoted wife, Cynthia "Cindy" Cartwright Jones; children: Michael Domingo and his wife, Grace, Robert and his wife, Lauren, Amanda, Bieanna; grandchildren: Joshua and Leahirie; father, Shepherd Jones and sister, Wanda Daniels. He was predeceased by his mother, Louise Grier Jones; paternal grandparents: Robert and Elizabeth Jones.
Michael will lay in repose from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 13th, at Springfield Baptist Church, 8 Mattie Cooper Square, Beacon, NY. Services will be held at 11 a.m. at the church. Reverend Linda White will officiate. Cremation will be at the convenience of the family.
Professional services were entrusted to Rhodes Funeral Homes, 259 Walsh Avenue, New Windsor, NY 12553. "Committed To Being The Very Best." Call us anytime at 845-569-1233.


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Truth from the venerable (can I say that now?) Koplow:
When it comes to settlements, Israel gains no such benefits. Despite the fact that the Israeli government claims that settlements are a security issue, nobody really buys this excuse. A bunch of settlers armed with rifles along with their families are simply not going to serve as the last line of defense against a horde of Arab tank battalions rolling over the border from Jordan, not to mention that such an assault is not coming. 350,000 Israelis scattered around the West Bank are also not a defense against Palestinian rockets, which don't come from the West Bank because Fatah is not yet in the rocket shooting business and because the IDF – rather than settlers – is also currently positioned to stop them. In the 21st century, the line that settlements are a defense against anything is just not credible or believable. When settlements become the main issue that people focus on when it comes to Israel, the spotlight is trained not on threats to Israel but on Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and desire to hang on to the West Bank. Literally nothing good comes out of this conversation for Israel, and all it does is highlight the worst possible side of Israel and its government. For an extremely small subset of people it serves as a reminder that Israel has a strong historical and cultural heritage in the West Bank, which is after all the land of the Bible, but for most people it serves as a reminder that Israel is militarily occupying the West Bank and that this situation is looking more and more permanent every day.